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Are you searching for the first time,the finding of plaque not teeth?
What is the best things to do following this? I know exercising will make the blood pump, and I don't think I need that happening, pumping that plaque blood to pump faster up to my brain. Smoking is a battle that holds nothing to this. This is a battle I have to learn to fight, and win.
I am a 62 y.o woman, who woke up one night, to go pee, then stood up, and went headfirst into the floor. I landed on my front, with the right hand side of my head hitting first. It took almost 15-20 minutes for me to "shake the fog out" and realize I had fallen down and had to move some way to be able to pull my pyjama's up. And that was a process all in it self. The doctor sent me for M.R.I's, X-Rays and bloodwork. Results : plaque buildup on carotid artery. This "scared" is not the one I have about having another spider webbing it's way down to my face. Is there anyone else who wants to just get stuff off their chest, or be someone who can be someone else's ear? That is a very important part of dealing with this. 100%.
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I'm sorry. It was to differentiate the words plaque on carotid artery, with plaque on teeth. I'm very very sorry for the way I wrote what I was trying to explain. I am having a very hard time, trying to understand and accept the meaning of what is possible because of this. I will just stick to reading of others findings and opinions. I have no family left anymore, and my kids, all grown and gone, I believe are scared of it, and I don't know how to explain it in a way , that I don't know how. May God Bless all of you.
~Ozzybelle
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1 Reaction@ozzybelle Do you have a question, or did you just want to vent a bit? Either is fine, but if you have a specific question I would like to try to help...if I can.
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Venting seems to be the way I think now. The plaque on my carotid artery, if I exercise, could it break a piece off and travel up ? And also, how dangerous is the surgery ? Any information is appreciated.
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1 Reaction@ozzybelle I can't directly answer you without knowing more, and even the I'd not want to give you more than my non-professional opinion, with a heavy caution that that's all it is.
Ideally, plaque, wherever it is, should be healthily calcified. Calcified plaque is more stable and likely to stay put. You don't want it friable and breaking off and traveling to places where it gets lodged and blocks exceedingly important blood flow...such as in the brain or in the heart, but even in the kidneys and lungs. Statins have that benefit. Not only do they inhibit plaque formation, but they encourage its calcification wherever it is found in the body's vessels. Double benefit. Yet a third is that they tend to supress systemic inflammation, the one thing that seems to improve the chances of plaque forming in the first place if it's in those same vessels. Triple benefit. And, of course, it's body and dose specific for those benefits.
I don't think the plaque in your major arteries is likely to 'break' off as it is mostly found in the lumen, the second layer of the vessel walls. As it grows there, it displaces the endothelial lining of the arteries and eventually THEY pinch and close off the flow. But, you do not want that flow stopped, ideally, and that is the reason for stenting/bypassing.
My dad was 86 and nine months when he had his endarterectomy. He wanted a hip replacement, but the ortho wanted workups to be sure my dad was on the up 'n up health-wise. No nasty surprises, thanks. The result was that he was found to be 100% occluded dexter and 90% occluded sinister. All that was keeping him, a successful and world-renowned mining engineer and metallurgist, alive were the smaller vessels running up the back of his neck. And he had complained recently of poor vision, almost tunnel vision, and his cognition was obviously not up to its usual snuff, we siblings agreed later.
The young female ethnic vascular surgeon agreed to try to bypass the left side, but she said the 100% right side blockage was a no-go. That was permanent. Four months later, the ortho agreed to do his left hip and he had it done. Three years later, the other hip, but they didn't need to do an endarterectomy. 😀
If you'd like to live........better............and longer.....I'd look seriously for ways to be treated for this, even with bypass surgery.
@ozzybelle @gloaming gave an excellent explanation (how/where did you find the information?) and an account of his experience with his dad.
I found this that you may choose to read as well: https://www.mayoclinic.org/tests-procedures/carotid-endarterectomy/about/pac-20393379. We encourage people to find out as much as they can about their medical condition, it helps to generate questions for your doctor and well-informed people with accurate information make better patients.
Venting at times can help a person sort/define the subject in their minds. It can hopefully motivate us to seek direction in finding the next step.
Where are you having treatment for this? Do you have HCM? You may find it helpful to look at the discussion for https://connect.mayoclinic.org/group/heart-blood-vessel-conditions/